VIDEO + ARTICLE: Researchers say a health lifestyle aimed at reducing frailty could help prevent dementia, even among those at high genetic risk for dementia.
RESEARCH: Worms in the lab lose their wiggle when they have Alzheimer’s. But researchers found the Vitamin B12-deficient worms kept their wiggle when the deficit
HEALTHY New Year’s resolutions can prevent dementia. Learn ways to lower your risk of dementia and attain lifelong benefits.
VIDEO: There is an explanation for why meat eaters may be at higher risk of developing dementia than vegetarians. Watch now.
DIET VIDEO: What is the link between weight loss, mental performance, decision-making and dementia risk?
DIET NEWS: Researchers find that certain people who produce equol — a substance created by gut bacteria after soy products are digested — display lower
DIET VIDEO + ARTICLE: In the largest study of its kind, not getting enough vitamin D turned out to double the risk of developing dementia
ALCOHOL: It’s well known that a little red wine each day lowers dementia risk. But just how bad is overdoing it? This study of 6,000
It’s been known for years that a healthy diet may benefit the brain, but researchers are now finding that the foods you eat together may
DEMENTIA-FIGHTING RECIPE & VIDEO: Dementia-fighting folate abounds in this butternut-squash Mediterranean-Diet dish. Spiced with neuroprotective curry and soaked in stroke-preventing green tea, it packs a
Sleep aid lemborexant (better known by its brand name Dayvigo) showed 40% more hippocampal brain volume than other drugs.
DIET: MAGNESIUM appears to do a lot to maintain brain health, prevent cognitive impairment (CI), and fight Alzheimer’s. Learn how.
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Take care of your brain. Find out how.
SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.
Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
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This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. It has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
Peter Berger, Editor